In this episode I take a short break from the Capital reading series to talk about Marx and the labour theory of value, specifically arguing he is in fact critiquing the labour theory of value and does not himself subscribe to it.

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Sources used:

Diane Elson, "The Value Theory of Labour"

Michael Heinrich, An introduction to the three volumes of Karl Marx's Capital

John Milios, "Marx’s Value Theory Revisited. A ‘Value-form’ Approach"

David Harvey, “Marx’s Refusal of the Labour Theory of Value”

Cockshott, "Did Marx Have a Labour Theory of Value?"

Marx, Theories of Surplus Value Part III